Olympus E-PL9 vs Sony T900

Lets look closer at the Olympus E-PL9 and Sony T900, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Ultracompact by brands Olympus and Sony. There exists a substantial gap between the resolutions of the E-PL9 (16MP) and T900 (12MP) and the E-PL9 (Four Thirds) and T900 (1/2.3") provide different sensor sizing.

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The E-PL9 was announced 9 years later than the T900 and that is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-PL9 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony T900 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before diving right into a thorough comparison, here is a simple synopsis of how the E-PL9 scores versus the T900 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus PEN E-PL9 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T900. The whole galleries are available at Olympus E-PL9 Gallery & Sony T900 Gallery.

When you are going to lug around your camera, you're going to have to factor its weight and size. The Olympus E-PL9 enjoys external dimensions of 117mm x 68mm x 39mm (4.6" x 2.7" x 1.5") accompanied by a weight of 380 grams (0.84 lbs) while the Sony T900 has specifications of 98mm x 58mm x 16mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 0.6") along with a weight of 143 grams (0.32 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you use at the time. Here is a front view measurement comparison of the E-PL9 versus the T900.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-PL9 and T900 is 85 and 96 respectively.

Normally, it can be difficult to visualize the gap between sensor measurements purely by looking at specifications. The photograph underneath will help give you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-PL9 and T900.

To sum up, both of those cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The E-PL9 having a bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Olympus E-PL9 will give greater detail with its extra 4MP. Higher resolution can also help you crop photographs more aggressively. The newer E-PL9 provides an advantage with regard to sensor technology.